Surveying Corporate Governance in the Republic of Tajikistan: Corporate Websites through the Eyes of an Investor, is an independently produced survey of corporate information disclosure practices in Tajikistan. It finds that most companies disclose corporate information, including details about financing, performance, ownership, and governance, on an ad hoc basis, often with incomplete information.
The document discusses how the ETF market is expected to evolve between now and 2020. Key points include:
- ETFs are expected to continue growing rapidly in size and importance globally as their footprint expands beyond the US into new markets and segments.
- More types of investors are expected to adopt ETFs, including institutions, advisors, and individual investors. New ETF products targeting different strategies will also proliferate.
- Service providers that help launch and distribute ETFs are likely to play a larger role as competition increases and fee pressures mount.
- Regulatory changes could further encourage growth, though some challenges like distribution issues may slow expansion in some regions.
- To compete successfully
Capital Markets Survey: Growth Capital EditionKenneth Cowan
The survey summarizes the responses from 27 leading growth capital providers representing over $50B in invested capital. Key insights include an increased supply of deployable capital compared to 2013 and rising deal multiples/leverage due to high demand. Most management teams need improvement in strategic planning, accounting/finance, and sales/marketing. Respondents were neutral on the economy but saw increased regulation as the biggest threat to middle-market businesses. Proper planning and preparation were emphasized as critical for a successful transaction.
SPACs: An Alternative Way to Access the Public Marketsrberger11
Companies are increasingly going public by merging with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), which are publicly traded pools of capital formed for the sole purpose of merging with an operating company.
Integrating Investor Relations Internally - ABF Investor Relations ConferenceKenny Ong
Integrating Investor Relations internally
*Importance of involving employees’ participation in the Investor Relations programme
*Management’s leadership and transparency in promoting and enhancing employees’ cooperation in building corporate values
*Constant interaction as continuous improvement and enforcement in creating shared corporate values
Leaf Group provides concise summaries in 3 sentences or less that provide the high level and essential information from the document. The document provides an overview of Leaf Group, a company that builds platforms for creators to reach audiences. It discusses Leaf Group's portfolio of marketplaces and content properties, its financial information and leadership team. It also summarizes Leaf Group's transformation from 2014-2016 to focus on its marketplace businesses and content brands, improving operations and financial position.
In the race to serve Chinese consumer demand, foreign and local companies in China expand their capabilities through joint ventures and strategic alliances. 75% of companies are interested in entering a new business partnership in China. What are the challenges and success factors for these companies?
Discover these insights and more in our latest report, commissioned by PwC.
http://www.economistinsights.com/countries-trade-investment/analysis/courting-china-inc
Decision making process of venture capitalists (v cs)yhtiyar
Venture capitalists use a multi-step decision process to evaluate potential investments. They screen hundreds of opportunities to select a few to evaluate more thoroughly. Key factors in selection include the founding team, business model, product, industry, and market potential. Venture capitalists analyze market size, growth, competition, profitability, and target consumers to assess opportunities. They build decision trees to quantify risks and probabilities at different stages from early to mass market. This helps visualize outcomes and estimate chances of success, failure, or achieving different levels in the market.
The document discusses how the ETF market is expected to evolve between now and 2020. Key points include:
- ETFs are expected to continue growing rapidly in size and importance globally as their footprint expands beyond the US into new markets and segments.
- More types of investors are expected to adopt ETFs, including institutions, advisors, and individual investors. New ETF products targeting different strategies will also proliferate.
- Service providers that help launch and distribute ETFs are likely to play a larger role as competition increases and fee pressures mount.
- Regulatory changes could further encourage growth, though some challenges like distribution issues may slow expansion in some regions.
- To compete successfully
Capital Markets Survey: Growth Capital EditionKenneth Cowan
The survey summarizes the responses from 27 leading growth capital providers representing over $50B in invested capital. Key insights include an increased supply of deployable capital compared to 2013 and rising deal multiples/leverage due to high demand. Most management teams need improvement in strategic planning, accounting/finance, and sales/marketing. Respondents were neutral on the economy but saw increased regulation as the biggest threat to middle-market businesses. Proper planning and preparation were emphasized as critical for a successful transaction.
SPACs: An Alternative Way to Access the Public Marketsrberger11
Companies are increasingly going public by merging with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), which are publicly traded pools of capital formed for the sole purpose of merging with an operating company.
Integrating Investor Relations Internally - ABF Investor Relations ConferenceKenny Ong
Integrating Investor Relations internally
*Importance of involving employees’ participation in the Investor Relations programme
*Management’s leadership and transparency in promoting and enhancing employees’ cooperation in building corporate values
*Constant interaction as continuous improvement and enforcement in creating shared corporate values
Leaf Group provides concise summaries in 3 sentences or less that provide the high level and essential information from the document. The document provides an overview of Leaf Group, a company that builds platforms for creators to reach audiences. It discusses Leaf Group's portfolio of marketplaces and content properties, its financial information and leadership team. It also summarizes Leaf Group's transformation from 2014-2016 to focus on its marketplace businesses and content brands, improving operations and financial position.
In the race to serve Chinese consumer demand, foreign and local companies in China expand their capabilities through joint ventures and strategic alliances. 75% of companies are interested in entering a new business partnership in China. What are the challenges and success factors for these companies?
Discover these insights and more in our latest report, commissioned by PwC.
http://www.economistinsights.com/countries-trade-investment/analysis/courting-china-inc
Decision making process of venture capitalists (v cs)yhtiyar
Venture capitalists use a multi-step decision process to evaluate potential investments. They screen hundreds of opportunities to select a few to evaluate more thoroughly. Key factors in selection include the founding team, business model, product, industry, and market potential. Venture capitalists analyze market size, growth, competition, profitability, and target consumers to assess opportunities. They build decision trees to quantify risks and probabilities at different stages from early to mass market. This helps visualize outcomes and estimate chances of success, failure, or achieving different levels in the market.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 111 // 04 October 2013CAR FOR YOU
The document summarizes recent news and trends in the private equity industry:
- Venture capital investment in Europe has rebounded ahead of the US and is up 30% from 2008 levels. Several European funds have had successful fundraising efforts.
- Global buyout deal volume is up 19% year-to-date in 2013 compared to 2012, though Q3 2013 saw a decline from Q2 2013. North America had more than twice the buyout deal value of Europe in Q3 2013.
- Family offices and high net worth individuals are playing a growing role in venture capital investments in Silicon Valley, particularly for later stage deals. Established funds seek their capital and expertise.
Informe Capital Markets 2020, elaborado por PwC, a partir de una encuesta realizadas a 250 directivos del sector financiero -bancos, banca privada, brokers, hedge funds, fondos de pensiones, entre otros- en todo el mundo.
The document provides an overview of private equity activity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2008. It discusses the growth of private equity in the GCC region more broadly, highlighting increasing opportunities due to factors like foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions activity, and fund raising. The document then examines private equity perspectives and trends specifically in the UAE, including preferred investment sectors, target returns, challenges, and future opportunities and optimism for the industry in the country. It is based on primary research conducted by D&B through interviews with leading private equity firms in the UAE.
This document discusses strategies for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). It begins by outlining the main drivers of FDI, such as access to resources, markets, efficiency, and assets. It then analyzes FDI trends in the US, including top investing countries and destination states. The document presents various lead generation strategies like trade shows, road shows, and partnerships. It also introduces database and research tools to gather intelligence on potential investors. Finally, it provides a summary of an effective FDI attraction strategy, emphasizing research, planning, execution, and measuring results.
MoneyOnMobile is a mobile payment network operating primarily in India. It has over 310,000 retail stores enabled on its network and has processed $754 million in volume over the past twelve months. It sees significant growth opportunities in India given the country's large unbanked population and reliance on cash transactions. The presentation provides an overview of MoneyOnMobile's business model, growth strategies, competition, management team, and historical financial and operational metrics.
This document provides an overview and key metrics for Demand Media for Q1 2016. It discusses the company's portfolio including its marketplace and content & media platforms. The marketplaces section highlights metrics for Society6 and Saatchi Art showing revenue, transactions, and revenue per transaction growth. The content & media section discusses platforms like eHow, Cracked, and LIVEstrong, providing traffic, video view, and revenue metrics. Financial details are given for 2015 with the revenue composition shown to be 47% from marketplaces and 53% from content & media.
State of Internal Audit Profession - 2015 - PWCErik Lundberg
The document summarizes the key findings of PwC's 2015 survey on the state of the internal audit profession. It finds that external factors like regulations, competition, and changing customer behaviors are driving significant and rapid transformation across many industries. Companies are undergoing major changes to their business models and operations to respond to these challenges and opportunities. This level of disruption and transformation is taking place in uncharted territory and significantly altering companies' risk landscapes. The survey suggests internal audit functions will need to evolve to maintain their relevance by focusing on emerging risks, developing new skills, and closely aligning with the business in this shifting environment.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: FinTech Industry | Third Quarter 2017 Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital’s quarterly newsletter, FinTech Watch, provides an overview of the FinTech industry, including public market performance, valuation multiples for public FinTech companies, and articles of interest from around the web. This newsletter focuses on FinTech segments, including payment processors, technology, and solutions companies, examining general economic and industry trends as well as a summary of M&A and venture capital activity.
Equity funding process for a technocrat businessman
This is the second of the three-part learning program for a business to understand the importance of equity funding for business growth and financial turnaround. The three parts of the program are:
1. Strategic financial concepts for a promoter of technical background
2. Process of equity funding
3. Factors for success of equity funding deal
This presentation file is on the second part. The presentation narrates what are the long-term activities in terms of business strategy, financial strategy, corporate management and credit rating to enhance the investment worthiness of a company. Further, it deals with types of mergers and acquisitions, types of investors, basic concepts of equity funding, time frame of equity funding, cost of equity funding, process of equity funding, role of various professionals, etc. After that, it deals with the aspects such as confidentiality, financial intermediaries, economics of equity market, investor perspective and the reasons for success or failure of a deal.
#acquisitions #assetfinance #bank #banking #bridgefinance #broker #business #capital #ceo #chairman #companysecretary #consulting #contract #cxo #debt #director #equity #finance #financial #financing #funding #fundraising #irr #jointventure #loan #marketing #mergers #financialmodel #operations #privateequity #profit #return #services #sme #tech #technology #venture
Ernst & Young - Private Equity primed for new opportunitiesCAR FOR YOU
The survey found that private equity CFOs have expertly navigated regulatory challenges and are focused on operational efficiencies. Nearly half of CFOs see increasing regulation and compliance as their top concern over the next two years due to the drain on resources. Most anticipate regulatory changes will increase costs, and about 40% feel regulations may inhibit cost control and infrastructure improvements. However, CFOs have generally dealt confidently with regulatory burdens like FATCA and AIFMD and do not expect them to reduce fundraising efforts. CFOs are also enhancing valuation processes and increasing involvement in preparing valuations to address regulator and investor demands.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 170 // 30 January 2015CAR FOR YOU
The document provides a summary of recent news and events in the private equity industry:
1) The Korea Investment Corp plans to double its allocation to alternative assets like private equity from 8% to 20% of its portfolio, focusing on developed markets like the US and Europe. It also aims to expand its internal research team to make more direct investments.
2) A growing trend sees employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) combining with private equity firms to facilitate management or employee buyouts of mid-sized companies.
3) A survey of top performing stocks over the past 15 years found they were from a diverse range of growing companies, not just tech, including a coffee company and kitchen equipment maker.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: Venture Capital | Mid-Year 2016Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital's Venture Capital newsletter provides perspective on some of the most relevant market trends affecting venture capital firms and other financial sponsors.
FTI Consulting publie cette semaine une étude globale sur le thème de l’activisme actionnarial, disponible en pièce jointe de ce message.
FTI Consulting a interrogé plus de 100 investisseurs institutionnels, représentant collectivement plus de 1 700 milliards de dollars d’actifs sous gestion, sur leur perception des campagnes activistes.
Cette étude démontre que les investisseurs institutionnels sont de plus en plus favorables aux activistes, et qu’ils soutiennent plus facilement la nomination d’administrateurs indépendants au sein des conseils d'administration.
Plus de la moitié des sociétés de gestion interrogées a indiqué qu'au moins 15% des sociétés actuellement présentes dans leur portefeuille « pourraient bénéficier » d'une situation activiste. Considérant que les activistes ciblent publiquement, ou non, des centaines d'entreprises par an, ce ratio confirme l’ampleur du mouvement. La tendance actuelle devrait se poursuivre.
D’autre part, si les entreprises ont une meilleure approche et une meilleure gestion des campagnes activistes, l’enquête menée par FTI Consulting démontre que leur efficacité peut être encore augmentée. La condition préalable est de reconnaître que les investisseurs institutionnels soutiennent alors un «changement» stratégique de l’entreprise sans pour autant s’intéresser aux moyens d’y parvenir.
FTI Consulting peut ainsi contribuer à élaborer une communication transparente avec les investisseurs, mettant en valeur les changements entrepris par la société et démontrant la création de valeur à long terme, et ainsi se défendre efficacement contre les fonds activistes.
La division Strategic Communications de FTI Consulting est l'une des plus réputées au monde, avec plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans le conseil auprès des équipes dirigeantes dans le cadre de situations sensibles. Pour ses clients, FTI active les leviers de communications pour protéger et améliorer réputation et valeur d'entreprise.
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour plus d'informations.
L'équipe FTI Consulting
The document provides an outlook on the commercial real estate market in 2016. Some key points:
1) Fundraising remained strong in 2015 and the move toward larger funds continues, with opportunistic and value-added funds performing well. The search for opportunities continues as investors seek deals in new sectors.
2) Foreign investors remain attracted to the US market as a safe haven and are partnering with smaller US funds on secondary and tertiary market deals. Regulation A+ may provide a new avenue for real estate crowdfunding.
3) Data analytics and technology are starting to transform operations, while cybersecurity needs to become a higher priority as real estate assets become more connected.
4) The relentless
Investor Relations As The New Focus In Creating Long Term Corporate Value - A...Kenny Ong
Investor Relations as the new focus in creating long term corporate value
*Assess the importance of Investor Relations functions
*Factors prohibiting growth or development in this area
*Differentiating Investor Relations with other communication initiatives in maximizing its value
Fintech and the Evolving Landscape: Landing Points for the Industry (PoV)Accenture Insurance
Accenture analysis on CBI insights: Venture capitalists, private equity firms, corporates and a number of other players have poured an unprecedented amount of money into global financial technology (fintech) start-ups. More than $50 billion has been invested in almost 2,500 companies since 2010 as these innovators redefine the way in which we store, save, borrow, invest, move, spend and protect money.
DealMarket Digest Issue 132 - 14 March 2014Urs Haeusler
SEE WHATS NOTEWORTHY IN PRIVATE EQUITY THIS WEEK /// ISSUE 132 - March 14th, 2014:
- Five Traits of Blockbuster PE Exits
- Fund of Funds Still in the Game, But Pressure is on Performance
- More Women Active in Private Equity
- PE Firms Seek Manufacturing Company Buyout
- M&A Healthcare Deals Grow in More Ways Than One
- Quote of the Week: Not So Dumb Money and VC Evolution
Human capital reporting 2014 sustainable growthREITER LEGAL
This document summarizes a report on human capital reporting. It finds that while intangible assets like human capital are increasingly important for companies, reporting on human capital management strategies and metrics is still lacking. The report explores investor views on human capital information and barriers to better reporting. It recommends that companies provide clearer human capital narratives and metrics in their reports. It also recommends that investors demand this data to make more informed decisions. Overall, the report argues both companies and investors could benefit from improved human capital reporting.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 140 // 09 May 2014CAR FOR YOU
This document provides a summary of recent news and deals in the private equity industry:
- M&A activity in the Middle East increased in Q1 2014, with the top deal being a $700 million acquisition in Qatar. Foreign investment in the region also significantly increased.
- German fire safety company Minimax is being sold to private equity firms in a potential $1.8 billion deal.
- Large tech companies like Yahoo and Google led the US in M&A deals in 2013, paying high multiples for acquisitions in their pursuit of technology dominance.
- Sovereign wealth funds and family offices have increasingly been investing directly in the European venture capital market in large deals.
- Fundraising
WHAT PRIVATE EQUITY CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC COMPANIES (Falls Communications)Rob Berick
This document discusses three issues confronting private equity firms today - differentiation, transparency, and succession planning - and how adapting approaches used by public companies could help private equity firms address these issues. It notes that private equity firms need to better explain their strategies, capabilities, and how past successes will continue. Firms also must balance new regulatory transparency requirements with providing investors more timely insights. Finally, succession planning is challenging for private equity firms given their reliance on personalities, so new leaders need introduction. Public companies face similar investor demands that private equity could learn from.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: FinTech Industry | Second Quarter 2016 Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital’s quarterly newsletter, FinTech Watch, provides an overview of the FinTech industry, including public market performance, valuation multiples for public FinTech companies, and articles of interest from around the web. This newsletter focuses on FinTech segments, including payment processors, technology, and solutions companies, examining general economic and industry trends as well as a summary of M&A and venture capital activity.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 111 // 04 October 2013CAR FOR YOU
The document summarizes recent news and trends in the private equity industry:
- Venture capital investment in Europe has rebounded ahead of the US and is up 30% from 2008 levels. Several European funds have had successful fundraising efforts.
- Global buyout deal volume is up 19% year-to-date in 2013 compared to 2012, though Q3 2013 saw a decline from Q2 2013. North America had more than twice the buyout deal value of Europe in Q3 2013.
- Family offices and high net worth individuals are playing a growing role in venture capital investments in Silicon Valley, particularly for later stage deals. Established funds seek their capital and expertise.
Informe Capital Markets 2020, elaborado por PwC, a partir de una encuesta realizadas a 250 directivos del sector financiero -bancos, banca privada, brokers, hedge funds, fondos de pensiones, entre otros- en todo el mundo.
The document provides an overview of private equity activity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2008. It discusses the growth of private equity in the GCC region more broadly, highlighting increasing opportunities due to factors like foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions activity, and fund raising. The document then examines private equity perspectives and trends specifically in the UAE, including preferred investment sectors, target returns, challenges, and future opportunities and optimism for the industry in the country. It is based on primary research conducted by D&B through interviews with leading private equity firms in the UAE.
This document discusses strategies for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). It begins by outlining the main drivers of FDI, such as access to resources, markets, efficiency, and assets. It then analyzes FDI trends in the US, including top investing countries and destination states. The document presents various lead generation strategies like trade shows, road shows, and partnerships. It also introduces database and research tools to gather intelligence on potential investors. Finally, it provides a summary of an effective FDI attraction strategy, emphasizing research, planning, execution, and measuring results.
MoneyOnMobile is a mobile payment network operating primarily in India. It has over 310,000 retail stores enabled on its network and has processed $754 million in volume over the past twelve months. It sees significant growth opportunities in India given the country's large unbanked population and reliance on cash transactions. The presentation provides an overview of MoneyOnMobile's business model, growth strategies, competition, management team, and historical financial and operational metrics.
This document provides an overview and key metrics for Demand Media for Q1 2016. It discusses the company's portfolio including its marketplace and content & media platforms. The marketplaces section highlights metrics for Society6 and Saatchi Art showing revenue, transactions, and revenue per transaction growth. The content & media section discusses platforms like eHow, Cracked, and LIVEstrong, providing traffic, video view, and revenue metrics. Financial details are given for 2015 with the revenue composition shown to be 47% from marketplaces and 53% from content & media.
State of Internal Audit Profession - 2015 - PWCErik Lundberg
The document summarizes the key findings of PwC's 2015 survey on the state of the internal audit profession. It finds that external factors like regulations, competition, and changing customer behaviors are driving significant and rapid transformation across many industries. Companies are undergoing major changes to their business models and operations to respond to these challenges and opportunities. This level of disruption and transformation is taking place in uncharted territory and significantly altering companies' risk landscapes. The survey suggests internal audit functions will need to evolve to maintain their relevance by focusing on emerging risks, developing new skills, and closely aligning with the business in this shifting environment.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: FinTech Industry | Third Quarter 2017 Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital’s quarterly newsletter, FinTech Watch, provides an overview of the FinTech industry, including public market performance, valuation multiples for public FinTech companies, and articles of interest from around the web. This newsletter focuses on FinTech segments, including payment processors, technology, and solutions companies, examining general economic and industry trends as well as a summary of M&A and venture capital activity.
Equity funding process for a technocrat businessman
This is the second of the three-part learning program for a business to understand the importance of equity funding for business growth and financial turnaround. The three parts of the program are:
1. Strategic financial concepts for a promoter of technical background
2. Process of equity funding
3. Factors for success of equity funding deal
This presentation file is on the second part. The presentation narrates what are the long-term activities in terms of business strategy, financial strategy, corporate management and credit rating to enhance the investment worthiness of a company. Further, it deals with types of mergers and acquisitions, types of investors, basic concepts of equity funding, time frame of equity funding, cost of equity funding, process of equity funding, role of various professionals, etc. After that, it deals with the aspects such as confidentiality, financial intermediaries, economics of equity market, investor perspective and the reasons for success or failure of a deal.
#acquisitions #assetfinance #bank #banking #bridgefinance #broker #business #capital #ceo #chairman #companysecretary #consulting #contract #cxo #debt #director #equity #finance #financial #financing #funding #fundraising #irr #jointventure #loan #marketing #mergers #financialmodel #operations #privateequity #profit #return #services #sme #tech #technology #venture
Ernst & Young - Private Equity primed for new opportunitiesCAR FOR YOU
The survey found that private equity CFOs have expertly navigated regulatory challenges and are focused on operational efficiencies. Nearly half of CFOs see increasing regulation and compliance as their top concern over the next two years due to the drain on resources. Most anticipate regulatory changes will increase costs, and about 40% feel regulations may inhibit cost control and infrastructure improvements. However, CFOs have generally dealt confidently with regulatory burdens like FATCA and AIFMD and do not expect them to reduce fundraising efforts. CFOs are also enhancing valuation processes and increasing involvement in preparing valuations to address regulator and investor demands.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 170 // 30 January 2015CAR FOR YOU
The document provides a summary of recent news and events in the private equity industry:
1) The Korea Investment Corp plans to double its allocation to alternative assets like private equity from 8% to 20% of its portfolio, focusing on developed markets like the US and Europe. It also aims to expand its internal research team to make more direct investments.
2) A growing trend sees employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) combining with private equity firms to facilitate management or employee buyouts of mid-sized companies.
3) A survey of top performing stocks over the past 15 years found they were from a diverse range of growing companies, not just tech, including a coffee company and kitchen equipment maker.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: Venture Capital | Mid-Year 2016Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital's Venture Capital newsletter provides perspective on some of the most relevant market trends affecting venture capital firms and other financial sponsors.
FTI Consulting publie cette semaine une étude globale sur le thème de l’activisme actionnarial, disponible en pièce jointe de ce message.
FTI Consulting a interrogé plus de 100 investisseurs institutionnels, représentant collectivement plus de 1 700 milliards de dollars d’actifs sous gestion, sur leur perception des campagnes activistes.
Cette étude démontre que les investisseurs institutionnels sont de plus en plus favorables aux activistes, et qu’ils soutiennent plus facilement la nomination d’administrateurs indépendants au sein des conseils d'administration.
Plus de la moitié des sociétés de gestion interrogées a indiqué qu'au moins 15% des sociétés actuellement présentes dans leur portefeuille « pourraient bénéficier » d'une situation activiste. Considérant que les activistes ciblent publiquement, ou non, des centaines d'entreprises par an, ce ratio confirme l’ampleur du mouvement. La tendance actuelle devrait se poursuivre.
D’autre part, si les entreprises ont une meilleure approche et une meilleure gestion des campagnes activistes, l’enquête menée par FTI Consulting démontre que leur efficacité peut être encore augmentée. La condition préalable est de reconnaître que les investisseurs institutionnels soutiennent alors un «changement» stratégique de l’entreprise sans pour autant s’intéresser aux moyens d’y parvenir.
FTI Consulting peut ainsi contribuer à élaborer une communication transparente avec les investisseurs, mettant en valeur les changements entrepris par la société et démontrant la création de valeur à long terme, et ainsi se défendre efficacement contre les fonds activistes.
La division Strategic Communications de FTI Consulting est l'une des plus réputées au monde, avec plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans le conseil auprès des équipes dirigeantes dans le cadre de situations sensibles. Pour ses clients, FTI active les leviers de communications pour protéger et améliorer réputation et valeur d'entreprise.
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour plus d'informations.
L'équipe FTI Consulting
The document provides an outlook on the commercial real estate market in 2016. Some key points:
1) Fundraising remained strong in 2015 and the move toward larger funds continues, with opportunistic and value-added funds performing well. The search for opportunities continues as investors seek deals in new sectors.
2) Foreign investors remain attracted to the US market as a safe haven and are partnering with smaller US funds on secondary and tertiary market deals. Regulation A+ may provide a new avenue for real estate crowdfunding.
3) Data analytics and technology are starting to transform operations, while cybersecurity needs to become a higher priority as real estate assets become more connected.
4) The relentless
Investor Relations As The New Focus In Creating Long Term Corporate Value - A...Kenny Ong
Investor Relations as the new focus in creating long term corporate value
*Assess the importance of Investor Relations functions
*Factors prohibiting growth or development in this area
*Differentiating Investor Relations with other communication initiatives in maximizing its value
Fintech and the Evolving Landscape: Landing Points for the Industry (PoV)Accenture Insurance
Accenture analysis on CBI insights: Venture capitalists, private equity firms, corporates and a number of other players have poured an unprecedented amount of money into global financial technology (fintech) start-ups. More than $50 billion has been invested in almost 2,500 companies since 2010 as these innovators redefine the way in which we store, save, borrow, invest, move, spend and protect money.
DealMarket Digest Issue 132 - 14 March 2014Urs Haeusler
SEE WHATS NOTEWORTHY IN PRIVATE EQUITY THIS WEEK /// ISSUE 132 - March 14th, 2014:
- Five Traits of Blockbuster PE Exits
- Fund of Funds Still in the Game, But Pressure is on Performance
- More Women Active in Private Equity
- PE Firms Seek Manufacturing Company Buyout
- M&A Healthcare Deals Grow in More Ways Than One
- Quote of the Week: Not So Dumb Money and VC Evolution
Human capital reporting 2014 sustainable growthREITER LEGAL
This document summarizes a report on human capital reporting. It finds that while intangible assets like human capital are increasingly important for companies, reporting on human capital management strategies and metrics is still lacking. The report explores investor views on human capital information and barriers to better reporting. It recommends that companies provide clearer human capital narratives and metrics in their reports. It also recommends that investors demand this data to make more informed decisions. Overall, the report argues both companies and investors could benefit from improved human capital reporting.
DealMarket DIGEST Issue 140 // 09 May 2014CAR FOR YOU
This document provides a summary of recent news and deals in the private equity industry:
- M&A activity in the Middle East increased in Q1 2014, with the top deal being a $700 million acquisition in Qatar. Foreign investment in the region also significantly increased.
- German fire safety company Minimax is being sold to private equity firms in a potential $1.8 billion deal.
- Large tech companies like Yahoo and Google led the US in M&A deals in 2013, paying high multiples for acquisitions in their pursuit of technology dominance.
- Sovereign wealth funds and family offices have increasingly been investing directly in the European venture capital market in large deals.
- Fundraising
WHAT PRIVATE EQUITY CAN LEARN FROM PUBLIC COMPANIES (Falls Communications)Rob Berick
This document discusses three issues confronting private equity firms today - differentiation, transparency, and succession planning - and how adapting approaches used by public companies could help private equity firms address these issues. It notes that private equity firms need to better explain their strategies, capabilities, and how past successes will continue. Firms also must balance new regulatory transparency requirements with providing investors more timely insights. Finally, succession planning is challenging for private equity firms given their reliance on personalities, so new leaders need introduction. Public companies face similar investor demands that private equity could learn from.
Mercer Capital's Value Focus: FinTech Industry | Second Quarter 2016 Mercer Capital
Mercer Capital’s quarterly newsletter, FinTech Watch, provides an overview of the FinTech industry, including public market performance, valuation multiples for public FinTech companies, and articles of interest from around the web. This newsletter focuses on FinTech segments, including payment processors, technology, and solutions companies, examining general economic and industry trends as well as a summary of M&A and venture capital activity.
This document discusses perspectives on corporate governance for companies listing in Singapore. It examines the importance of relationship-driven corporate governance for investors and other stakeholders. The document contrasts "box-ticking" compliance-based governance with taking governance seriously to build trusted relationships. It offers suggestions for how companies can set strong governance foundations before their IPO, including through a well-written prospectus, independent board members, succession planning disclosure, and managing investor expectations.
Disruption, a seismic shift in the private equity industryFrenchWeb.fr
This document summarizes the key findings of a survey on the private equity industry. It finds:
1) The private equity industry is facing disruption from relentless increased regulation globally which has forced funds to redesign business models and focus on controlling costs and improving efficiency.
2) Funds are struggling to meet complex new compliance requirements while transforming operations and adopting new digital technologies, but existing technology solutions are inefficient.
3) Regulations have increased demand for new skills among finance teams, but funds are facing talent shortages, forcing them to look outside the industry and consider outsourcing functions.
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3. 3
Introduction
AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN RISK FACTORS INHERENT IN TAJIK COMPANIES THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR THEIR PERFORMANCE, MARKET VALUE AND ATTRACTIVENESS TO
INVESTORS IS POOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
When speaking about the current crisis and
its impact on Tajikistan, experts emphasize
that the country will have to face a
significant reduction in the inflow of hard
currency.
There are no doubts that today Tajikistan's
economy urgently needs investment more
than ever.
In turn, the activity of any company
depends not only on appropriately selected
strategy, but competent management,
availability of valuable resources and
markets. Successful development of any
business is impossible without access to
investment capital.
It is very important to understand that
investors will not invest significant amounts of
money in a company with no effective
management and control over its activities.
Investors want to:
Understand the specifics of
companies’ operations and the
extent of their transparency;
be able to assess their risks;
know how the company takes
account of the interests of all
shareholders, including minority
ones;
have more information when
adopting investment decisions;
compare corporate governance
standards in different companies.
In other words, the inflow of private
investment is only possible given that the
financial and managerial activity of the
enterprise is transparent.
Investors want to participate in real control
over the management process in order to
ensure efficient use of assets for exercising
their interests.
They want to see effective corporate
governance systems in the companies, in
which they have already invested or are
willing to invest their money.
This should be a system, which ensures
appropriate transparency and clarity in the
process of adopting corporate decisions
and thus provides investors with additional
guarantees.
Investors need the key corporate
governance procedures to comply with all
these requirements and adequately
secured in the internal documents of the
company.
A company willing to attract investment
must meet expectations of potential
investors / shareholders, primarily in terms of
transparency of information about the
business.
The benchmarks in this area are information
transparency standards developed under
the corporate laws of different countries, as
well as various codes and
recommendations.
4. 4
Corporate governance is one of the
determining factors in adopting investment
decisions: “Over 80% of investors declare
their willingness to pay more for shares of
companies with good corporate
governance compared to companies with
poor governance”1(McKinsey & Co.,
Investor Opinion Study, June 2000).
Corporate governance:
increases investment attractiveness,
helps to attract long-term investors,
reduces the cost of loans,
increases the market value of a
company.
According to a research study, The
Emerging Market Investor Survey,
conducted by the IFC in 2010, 100% of
investors believe that:
Corporate governance is an important
factor for adopting investment decisions
and a part of the pre-investment audit of
the company.
50% emphasized that:
They would invest at least 10% more in
companies with better governance in the
emerging markets
40% stated that:
Well-managed companies can
compensate for some of their shortcomings
through corporate governance.
The corporate governance level in each
country is affected by its history, culture and
legislation.
The rate and level of development of
corporate governance practices in
Tajikistan are significantly different from
those observed in other countries of the
former Soviet Union including Russia,
Kazakhstan and Ukraine. This could be due
to specificity of the economic growth of the
country and current institutional reforms.
According to our observations during
investment forums in 2014, most potential
investors demonstrated no interest in
investing their resources in businesses in
Tajikistan due to risks associated with the
lack of openness and transparency of
companies’ activity.
Corporate governance is a relatively new
topic for Tajik companies. Starting from
market reforms, the vast majority of
companies preferred to develop exclusively
using their own funds.
At the same time, the political and
economic situation in the country and
underdeveloped securities market restricted
the ability of companies to attract
investment.
However, today due to dynamic
technological changes and intense
competition, the lack of companies’ own
funds became apparent.
The need for attracting external funds on a
regular basis and in large amounts is
inevitable. For this the companies must
demonstrate that they operate in line with
modern governance principles.
1
(McKinsey & Co., Investor Opinion Study,
June 2000).
5. 5
Summary
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE
COMPLETENESS AND QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY
THROUGH CORPORATE WEBSITES, AS WELL AS TO ANALYZE POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS OF
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT BY TAJIK COMPANIES
Currently, the channel for disseminating
information, which entails minor costs for
both joint stock companies and
stakeholders is the corporate website. It has
become one of the main sources of
information about the company.
In accordance with best practice,
companies with a “high” level of
transparency post all necessary internal
documents, news and publications about
the company on their corporate websites.
In turn, well organized corporate website
contributes to the formation of a favorable
image of the company, which is another
asset of the company for building effective
relationships with investors and shareholders.
By placing a web site on the Internet with
regular disclosure of information, a
company provides online access to
corporate information to any interested
party for free, which is an important
precondition for the formation of the image
and reputation of the company.
The lack of a section on disclosure of
corporate information on the website, or
failure to regularly disclose information in the
news column of the authorized information
agencies, makes it difficult to analyze
company’s activity and may indicate of a
high investment risk.
However, business practice shows that not
all companies have understand the
importance of this tool. There are a number
of typical shortcomings related to the
disclosure on company websites:
A formal approach to reporting;
Provided information is not systematized,
which does not allow an overall picture of
the company to become apparent;
A lack of clarity of methods for calculating
presented indicators;
The lack of description of the competitive
position and advantages of the business;
Risks associated with the company are
described using general wording;
A lack of information about the company's
social responsibility policy.
As practice shows, currently openness and
transparency of the business are intangible
assets that help companies maintain
continuous relationship with investors and
attract the required funds for the
development of the company.
6. 6
Methodology
THIS SURVEY COVERED 32 COMPANIES FROM AMONG FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND
NON-FINANCIAL COMPANIES THAT HAVE CORPORATE WEBSITES AND ARE POTENTIALLY
ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORS
The obvious advantage of this approach to
assessment is that it enabled to conduct a
universal analysis of public data of the Tajik
companies. All these companies are
potentially attractive for investors.
Disadvantage of this approach is that it was
impossible for the research to cover several
large Tajik companies that either have no
corporate websites, or that have websites in
the process of development.
This research examined external attributes of
corporate governance that can be
meaningfully analyzed on the basis of public
information.
Our analysis is based solely on the
information provided on the corporate
websites of the companies.
Only information published by companies
before December 31, 2014 was used for the
analysis.
We assessed publicly available information
using 10-point scale, in the context of the
following information / sections:
1. A separate page for shareholders
(investors)
2. The minimum possible information for
shareholders (investors)
3. Financial information
4. Ownership structure
5. Corporate governance
6. Disclosure of information
7. Data on the issuer’s rating
8. Frequently Asked Questions / availability
of the corporate profiles in social
networks
9. Contact information for investors
10.Compliance with best international
practices
Each section was assessed by analyzing
certain groups of parameters and their
subgroups.
In the absence of information on the
parameter for assessment on the website,
the company was awarded 0 for this
parameter. In assessing the group
parameter, the total score for the group was
divided by the number of assessed
subgroups.
For example, to assess the availability of
financial information on the website, posting
of reports that are in line with IFRS,
availability of the audit reports and the
company's accounting policies, as well as
liquidity indicators were assessed.
7. 7
Characteristics of the sample
OUR RESEARCH COVERED THE COMPANIES, FOR WHICH TAJIKISTAN IS THE MAIN
PRODUCTION BASE, REGARDLESS OF THE COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION AND AVAILABILITY
OF THE PARENT COMPANIES
As can be seen from the diagram, 32
companies from the following six sectors
were covered by the survey:
1. Finance - 18
2. Telecommunications - 5
3. Manufacturing - 5
4. Health Services - 1
5. Services - 2
6. Transport – 1
It is noteworthy that there were more
companies from the category “Financial
sector”, as implementation of the corporate
governance standards and principles in this
industry is regulated by the National Bank of
Tajikistan.
Corporate governance of companies from
other industries is regulated under the
legislation that is relevant and applicable to
their form of business.
Disclosure of the financial information is
mandatory for open joint stock companies
and is voluntary for closed ones.
This survey does not cover those joint stock
companies that do not have their corporate
websites, such as:
OJSC “Rogun HPP”
OJSC “Tajiktransgas”
OJSC “Chuan Tong Tajikistan”
OJSC “Shirin”
OJSC Plant “Torgmash”
OJSC “Nafisa”
OJSC “Todjhkabel”
OJSC “Barki Tochik”
OJSC “Kolinhoi Kayrokum”
OJSC “Tajikcement”
and others
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
ЗАО ОАО ГСБ
The structure of the respondents
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56%16%
16%
6% 3% 3%
Sectoral structure of respondents
Financial Telecommunications
Production Services
Transport Health Services
8. 8
Criterion 1.
A separate page for investors
IN CASE OF INVESTOR INTEREST, IN ADDITION TO A SEPARATE SERVICE OR SPECIALIST, THE
COMPANY SHALL HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE INTENDED FOR INFORMING
COMPANY'S INVESTORS
In accordance with best practice, a
separate page for investors shall include the
following:
A brief background of the company
Financial performance
Information on shares / bonds of
company
Its ratings
IR releases
Presentations for investors
IR contacts
In this survey, we followed the minimum
requirements to a separate page for
investors.
However, only 6 of the 32 respondents have
a separate page “For investors” on their
corporate website”.
The information provided on this web-page
is not in line with the corporate governance
principles.
Most companies have developed
interactive manuals and calculators on
products for clients. This interactivity is
intended exclusively for the clients.
In addition, the corporate websites of the
researched companies have no any special
services for on-line communications.
6
26
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
есть нет
"For Investors"
yes no
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
0
0,25
0,5
1
Respondents
Scores
A separate page for investors
9. 9
Criterion 2.
Minimum information for shareholders and
investors
INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFICS
OF THE COMPANY’S OPERATION, ITS DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY; BE ABLE TO ASSESS
COMPANY’S RISKS; KNOW HOW THE COMPANY TAKES ACCOUNT OF INTERESTS OF ALL
SHAREHOLDERS; AND HAVE MORE INFORMATION WHEN MAKING DECISIONS
In accordance with best practices, the
following information should be provided on
the corporate website:
A brief analytical memo on the
company’s position as at the current
date;
Information about the rights of
shareholders;
The structure of the share capital;
Information on the registrar;
Minutes of the general meetings of
shareholders;
Decisions of the Board of Directors
(Supervisory Board);
Decision of the management
boards;
Events calendar;
Press releases;
Investor calendar.
The use of corporate websites by Tajik
companies as a communication means not
only with the client base, but also with
shareholders and the investment community
shall be improved.
So, even those companies that have web-
pages “For investors / shareholders” do not
provide enough information.
None of the surveyed companies received
the highest score for this category.
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
0 0,1 0,3 0,5 1
Respondents
Scores
Existing minimum information
10. 10
At the same time, the quality of the
provided information indicates of improper
attention to interested parties. The provided
information is either outdated or
fragmented, and is insufficient for decision
making.
None of the surveyed companies provided
information on the registrar. The structure of
the equity capital (without details) was
indicated by 7 joint-stock companies.
Decisions of the Board of Directors are
posted on the website by the two
companies and minutes of the general
meetings of shareholders - by only one
company.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Shareholding Structure
Decisions of the Board of Directors
Minutes of General Meetings of…
Brief analytical report on the state of…
Information about shareholders' rights
Information on registrar
Government solutions
Calendar of Events
Press Releases
Investor Calendar
Minimum information for shareholders and investors
11. 11
Criterion 3.
Financial Information
FOR INVESTORS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS
FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Public financial statements are useful to a
wide range of users for adopting economic
decisions. Financial statements also show
the results of handling the resources
entrusted to the company’s management.
Financial statements enable to predict
future cash flows of the company and, in
particular, the timing and probability of their
occurrence.
Accordingly, if an investor is unable to
calculate his financial risks and capital flow,
he will not risk his funds.
Unfortunately, not all respondents covered
by this research share this information on
their corporate website.
For example, only 15 of the 32 respondents
provided this information on their website,
which is less than 50% of the sample.
Public posting of financial information was
assessed using as a minimum of four
indicators:
Reporting under IFRS
Audit reports
Accounting policies
Liquidity indicators
International financial reporting standards
(IFRS) are a structured reflection of the
financial position and performance of the
enterprise.
According to the Law on Accounting and
Financial Reporting of RT, all joint stock
companies must prepare IFRS compliant
financial statements.
IFRS compliant financial statements were
presented by only 14 companies.
For analyzing the reliability of the financial
statements of the company, the law obliges
joint stock companies to conduct audit
involving external independent auditor.
Only 8 of the 32 companies posted the
reports of independent auditors on their
websites.
Only 9 companies provided liquidity
indicators, while summarized financial
information provided by 15 companies is
outdated.
44%
56%
Financial statements
yes no
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
National standards…
IFRS statements
Auditor’s Report
Accounting policies
Portfolio credit…
yes no
12. 12
Criterion 4.
Ownership Structure
INFORMATION ON THE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY AND INFORMATION
ABOUT PERSONS (GROUP OF PERSONS) WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (THROUGH THIRD
PERSONS) SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE MANAGEMENT
BOARDS OF THE COMPANY MUST BE TRANSPARENT
In accordance with best practice,
corporate website should provide
information on the ownership structure,
including:
The structure of the share capital;
Information on ownership of shares
by the management and members
of the Supervisory Board;
The list of affiliated persons (owners
with more than 10% of shares)
The survey showed that only 7 (seven)
companies outlined the structure of the
share capital.
At the same time, we can state that it is
rather a formal disclosure of the structure.
Four companies did not fully present
information about ownership of shares by
the management and members of the
Supervisory Board.
Only 3 companies listed their affiliated
parties on the website.
The lack of this information or its incomplete
disclosure involves risks for both shareholders
and investors of the company, and clients.
For example, the depositor of a bank is
normally guided by information about the
actual owner in the mass media and
assumes the risks, the sources of which are
beneficiaries.
.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Affiliated Parties/Persons list (Beneficiary
Owner with more than 10 % shares)
Information about Shareholders of
management, members of Supervisory
Board
Shareholding Structure
Ownership Structure
13. 13
Criterion 5.
Corporate governance
IN A COMPANY, IN WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY INVESTED OR ARE WILLING TO INVEST
THEIR FUNDS, THE INVESTORS WANT TO SEE THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM THAT
ENSURES AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF INFORMATIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND CLARIFY OF THE
PROCESS OF CORPORATE DECISION MAKING AND THUS PROVIDE THEM WITH
ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES
The survey showed that Tajik joint stock
companies do not pay enough attention to
corporate governance issues.
In accordance with best corporate
governance practices, the level of
appropriate disclosure is assessed based on
the presence of the following documents /
information:
The Regulations on the
management board: GMS, SB, SC,
management Board, and etc.;
The Charter;
The dividend policy;
Data on the composition of
management;
Data on the composition of the SB,
including the presence of
independent directors;
Corporate Governance Code;
The Regulations on information
disclosure;
The procedure of informing
shareholders with information about
the company’s activity.
In our survey, we analyzed public
information about the corporate
governance structure compared to the
appropriate national and international
corporate governance practices.
Initially, the formation of the corporate
governance system was caused by the
requirements of the Law on Joint Stock
Companies of RT and the requirements of
the NBRT for financial institutions.
Subsequently, one of the benchmarks of
best practice for companies of RT were the
National corporate governance standards
of RT (Standards) developed by joint efforts
of the working group established by the
Agency for securities market development
and specialized registrar, and with technical
support from the IFC Corporate
Governance in Central Asia. The above
standards reflect both the requirements of
the current legislation of the Republic of
Tajikistan and best corporate governance
practice.
Joint-stock companies view disclosure of the
composition of management bodies as a
priority. The survey showed that 50% of
companies disclose composition of the
Board, 35% of the companies disclose
composition of the Supervisory Board, and
25% of the companies disclose information
about independent directors.
Good practice indicates that in most cases
information about members of the Board is
accompanied by a photo with the
Presence of documents
yes
no
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description of the biography and
professional experience.
It should be noted that a positive fact is that
25% of companies have independent
directors in their boards.
The company's charter is posted by only 3
out of the 32 surveyed companies.
However, none of the companies has
posted the following documents on the
corporate website:
The Regulations on the
management boards: GMS, SB, SC,
management Board, and etc.;
The dividend policy;
Corporate Governance Code;
Data on the composition of the SB,
including the presence of
independent directors;
The Regulations on information
disclosure;
The procedure of informing
shareholders with information about
the company’s activity
The corporate websites of the surveyed
companies do not have any data on the risk
management system.
Websites of none of companies provide
corporate governance code.
There is also no information about the
committees established and functioning
under the companies’ boards of directors.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Corporate Governance structure
The Charter
The Regulations on the management…
The dividend policy
Data on the composition of management
Data on the composition of managemen
Corporate Governance Code;
The Regulations on information disclosure
Data on the composition of the SB,…
The procedure of informing shareholders…
Corporate Documents on the website
0 0,05 0,1Scores
15. 15
Criterion 6.
Disclosure of corporate information
ACCORDING TO THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES: STAKEHOLDERS OF THE
COMPANY SHALL HAVE FREE AND EASY ACCESS TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSED INFORMATION
AS NECESSARY FOR MAKING APPROPRIATE DECISIONS
The most common and familiar tools of
information disclosure for surveyed
companies are press releases and reports
on corporate events (75%).
Only 31% of companies post their annual
corporate reports and only 2% of
companies post presentations for investors.
This information is usually posted in the news
section along with other events of the
company.
Unfortunately, investors and shareholders
have to guess, where they can find
necessary data on the website.
There is virtually no information on general
meetings of shareholders in the form of both
separate messages, and downloadable
minutes of meetings.
A common practice is delayed updating of
data and no attention to ensuring website
operation (dead links, late reconstruction).
The company's emphasis on
communication through press releases and
reports on corporate events without
simultaneous development of new channels
indicates of outdated approaches to
communication with investors with no
account of changes in the requirements of
investors.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Presentations for
investors
Corporate reports Press releases Corporate events
Corporate information
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Criterion 7.
Data on the issuer’s rating
THE ISSUER’S RATING CAN OTHERWISE BE SEEN AS THE BUSINESS PARTNER RATING.
THIS RATING MEASURES THE ABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO TIMELY DISCHARGE ITS DEBT
OBLIGATIONS AND IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT INDICATORS FOR INVESTORS
In deciding about investing capital, the key
references for investors are scores assigned
to the company by well-known rating
agencies.
Keeping this in mind, the company can use
paid services of one of the agencies and
get its credit rating and assessment of its
corporate governance level.
In its operations and disclosure of
information, the company may follow
standards that are considered to be most
important by the majority of the rating
agencies.
There is also the practice of developing and
implementation of the national rating, for
example, in countries such as Kazakhstan,
Ukraine and Russia.
Unfortunately, Tajikistan does not have any
national standards for debt assessment at
the moment.
Companies from non-financial sector do not
participate in ratings. In this case, the parent
company, for example, of the mobile
operators have rating from the international
rating agencies.
However, it should be noted that one of the
banks in Tajikistan for the three subsequent
years is rated by the international rating
agency Moody's.
Several companies operating in the
microfinance sector use services of the
Micro Finanza Rating, as well as Planet
Rating.
The three major international rating
agencies (Big 3) are:
Standard & Poor’s
Moody’s Investors Service
Fitch Ratings
These agencies assess credit ratings, assets
recovery ratings, financial sustainability
ratings, corporate governance ratings, and
many others.
The objects of the assessment are:
corporations, banks, insurance companies,
regional and local authorities, cities and
even countries.
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Criterion 8.
Frequently Asked Questions / availability of
the corporate profiles in social networks
FEEDBACK AND VISIBILITY IN SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR BUILDING A
MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN COMPANIES
AND INVESTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES
This section of the website with frequently
asked questions greatly facilitates the work
of those responsible for operation of the
website, since there would be no need to
repeatedly answer the same questions.
Only 6 companies or 19% of the surveyed
companies have this section on their
websites.
However, it should be noted that the
information in the Frequently Asked
Questions section often covers issues related
to products and services produced by
companies.
None of the surveyed companies posted
information about the elements in this
section of their websites.
The company's visibility in social networks
and regular publication of news on the
above communication channels allows the
company to be closer to the target
audience, create a certain level of
confidence and thus enhancing loyalty to
the company.
Following the global trend, companies have
begun to include social networks in their
communication channels (45%), the most
common of which is Facebook.
At the same time, in some cases, the
content of the information posted on the
corporate website is limited and it is
updated with delay, while there is a
constant news flow in the social network.
The research did not find any mobile
versions of websites of the surveyed
companies.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Presence in the Social Networks
18. 18
Criterion 9.
Contacts for investors
HOW CAN POTENTIAL INVESTORS CONTACT THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT WITHOUT
UNNECESSARY DIFFICULTY?
Typically, contact information sections on
corporate websites provide phone numbers
of the call center and the address of the
company. Specialists from call centers have
no information that does not relate to the
company's products or services. For example
this includes the general meetings of
shareholders, contact details of corporate
secretaries, availability of press releases and
others.
One of the major mistakes in communication
policies of the Tajik companies is improper
understanding of the importance of having
an investor relations officer responsible for
communication with investors.
In accordance with best practices,
communication with investors must meet the
following requirements:
Ease of communication (usability);
Multilingual information for investors;
A feedback form;
IRO personal data;
A Subscription for updates, news RSS-
line.
99% of companies do not indicate on their
websites any contacts for communication
with investors. Only 1 company has
provided the contact details of an investor
relations officer.
This is in accordance with best practices,
communication with investors2 section on
investor relations officer.
2
Richard Higgins. Investor Relations: best practices.
Towards the creation of shareholder value / Higgins
Richard; translated from English. - M .: Alpina Business
Books, 2005.
Tomas Ryan, M. Jacobs Chad. Using investor relations
for maximized evaluation of the equity capital / Trans.
The corporate website should provide a
feedback form that ensures on-line
clarification of questions and immediate
response. 69% of companies have a
feedback form on their websites, but there
was no opportunity to assess its efficiency
and response to questions. In modern
practice, in communicating with clients,
they use on-line consultants; this allows to
immediately get answers to their questions
for the clients.
Subscription to website updates allows on-
line and prompt access to information,
immediately after publication of news on
the website, and coverage of the whole
audience. Only two companies use this tool.
from English by A. E. Jibrova. - M .: Publishing house
“Gorodets”, 2009.
Organization of investor relations: Russian and foreign
practice. - M .: Alpina Publishers, 2010. – p. 230
IR Magazine Global Investor Relations Practice Report
2014 / IR Magazine. - London, 2014.
19. 19
Criterion 10.
Compliance with best IR practice
CORPORATE WEBSITE SHOULD BE AIMED AT PRESENTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE
COMPANY. THE QUALITY OF THE WEBSITE (AND ITS IR SECTION) SHALL BE CHECKED
USING A SIMPLE TEST: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO INVEST IN COMPANIES BASED ON THE
DATA, WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON THEIR CORPORATE WEBSITES?
Given that the capacity of the internal
investment market is insufficient for capital
intensive companies, therefore, availability
of documents in English on the corporate
website enables it to reach a broader
audience of the website, a international
levels.
This approach allows significant
development of cooperation with the
international investment community,
increasing the level of transparency for the
purpose of positioning the company as a
market leader.
The majority, i.e. 18 of 32 (or 56%) of the
surveyed companies have an English version
of the website.
The option providing the possibility to
download documents is important so that
analysts of investors could have all the
necessary documentation for analyzing
company activity and receiving
performance indicators as necessary for
making appropriate decisions.
Only 8 companies provide the option for
downloading files from the website,
however, the files posted in only one format
are with no indication of the date and
name of the document.
Posting the documents in various formats,
such as, xls, pdf or doc simplifies analysis of
the documentation.
Almost all surveyed companies post
documents in pdf format, which does not
allow data processing using analytical
programs.
Most of the surveyed companies do not
provide marking of the documents, which is
important for the users so that they could
download the document, which they need.
In turn, marking of the documents makes it
easier to search the document using the
“website search” function.
Only 28% of companies indicate the size
and format of the documents, which is too
low compared to best practice.
At the same time, there is no information on
regular updating of the documents with the
date of the last update.
Decisions of the Board of Directors
(Supervisory Board) or the Management
Board and other documents of the surveyed
companies have no indications of the date,
making it difficult to search documents in
the list.
Switching from one section on the website
to another should normally be through no
more than three clicks, as for website visitors
it is often very difficult to understand the
logic behind the website structure and
intricacy of “dead ends” in sections.
However, in most of the surveyed corporate
websites one can switch from one section to
another through more than three clicks.
A short path to the information on the
website, such as “website map” or links to
information sections that are the most
important for investors on the main page of
the website helps to reduce the time for
searching necessary documentation or
information on the website.
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This way, the company demonstrates
professionalism and commitment to
providing complete and reliable information
about its activities.
However, as was mentioned above, the
architecture of most websites is extremely
“sophisticated”.
Analytical market reviews enable investors
to see the company's position in the market,
its competitive ability and prospects of
development of both the company and the
market in general. Only one out of 32
companies posted analytical report on its
website.
The option “website search” is linked with
the option of documents marking. Through
daily routine updating of information, the
web-resource becomes a massive source of
important documents, which in case of
incorrect work of the website can be hidden
from potential investors and affect the
correct judgment about the company. Only
18 companies provide the “website search”
option.
The companies also neglect visual display of
information, which is the best way to
communicate information and allows to
visually demonstrate performance of the
company using graphic image and thus
positively affect the decision-making by the
investor.
Only 6% of companies used this tool for
communicating information.
Below are key parameters of compliance
with the best investor relations practice in
the form of a diagram.
At this stage, we can not speak about
friendliness and maximum focus of the
surveyed companies on high quality two-
way communication with investors.
It seems that the companies are rather
“fenced off” from the investors.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
English site version
Ability of files download
Posting documents in different formats
Tagging documents: format, size
Regular updates with the date of last update
Goes among the blocks (documents) no more
than 3 clicks
Short path site location
Analytics market review (Statements’ Releases)
Site searching
Graphical Data visualization
Compliance with best IR practice
0,1 0,05 0
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IMKON CONSULTING
IMKON CONSULTING OPERATES IN THE MARKET OF TAJIKISTAN SINCE 2007.
THE COMPANY SPECIALIZES IN A RANGE OF SERVICES IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
AND BUSINESS EDUCATION. IMKON CONSULTING ARE OFFICIAL PARTNERS OF IFC
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
This report (or this publication) is produced in partnership with the IFC Central Asia
Corporate Governance Project, which is financed by the government of Switzerland and
the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and Ukrainian
agency Investor Relations Agency.
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IFC Central Asia Corporate Governance
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The project helps local joint stock
companies and banks strengthen their
corporate governance practices to
increase their ability to attract financing
and manage risks. The project is made
possible with financial support from the
government of Switzerland and the
United Kingdom’s Department for
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